The Samuel Lyon Charitable Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Louisville, KY · EIN 31-6651291 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Samuel Lyon Charitable
75grants reported
$1,250median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$233Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 14 of its 75 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $82K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
712 Braeview RD
Louisville, KY 40206-2990
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Emergency Fund | Louisville, KY | $22,500 |
| Keneseth Israel Congregation | Louisville, KY | $18,000 |
| Keneseth Israel Congregation | Louisville, KY | $18,000 |
| The Temple | Louisville, KY | $13,000 |
| Jewish Family & Career Services | Louisville, KY | $11,000 |
| Keneseth Israel Congregation | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Jewish Family & Career Services | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| The Temple | Louisville, KY | $8,500 |
| The Temple | Louisville, KY | $8,500 |
| Meredith-Dunn Learning Center Inc | Louisville, KY | $7,000 |
| Jewish Family & Career Services | Louisville, KY | $6,000 |
| Home of the Innocents | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Meredith-Dunn Learning Center Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Northwestern Annual Fund | Evanston, IL | $5,000 |
| Home of the Innocents | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Meredith-Dunn Learning Center Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Northwestern Annual Fund | Evanston, IL | $5,000 |
| Home of the Innocents | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Northwestern Annual Fund | Evanston, IL | $5,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women | Louisville, KY | $2,500 |
| Mt Sinai Health System | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Mercy Academy | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| Mt Sinai Health System | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies | Louisville, KY | $1,500 |
| Louisville Olmstead Parks Conservan | Louisville, KY | $1,500 |
| Whas Crusade for Children | Louisville, KY | $1,500 |
| Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies | Louisville, KY | $1,500 |
| Louisville Olmstead Parks Conservan | Louisville, KY | $1,500 |
| Whas Crusade for Children | Louisville, KY | $1,500 |
| American Cancer Society-Ky | Lexington, KY | $1,250 |
| American Heart Association | Louisville, KY | $1,250 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $1,250 |
| Hosparus | Louisville, KY | $1,250 |
| American Cancer Society-Ky | Lexington, KY | $1,250 |
| American Heart Association | Louisville, KY | $1,250 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $1,250 |
| Hosparus | Louisville, KY | $1,250 |
| Brooklyn Jewish Center Circle | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 |
| Kentucky Humane Society | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Louisville Free Public Library | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society | Brentwood, TN | $1,000 |
| Harbor House of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Visually Impaired Preschool Service | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Temple Sholom | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| American Cancer Society-Ky | Lexington, KY | $1,000 |
| American Heart Association | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Hosparus | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Kentucky Humane Society | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Louisville Free Public Library | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Louisville Olmstead Parks Conservan | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society | Brentwood, TN | $1,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Whas Crusade for Children | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Harbor House of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Visually Impaired Preschool Service | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Kentucky Humane Society | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| Louisville Free Public Library | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
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